Juice - Eric Walters [20]
I shook my head.
“He’s not alone. There are people like him everywhere. They’re not coaches, they’re drug pushers. They spend their time convincing kids, even middle school kids, that they need these drugs to compete or win or get to the next level. People have to stand up to them.”
“But…but…I didn’t.”
“Yes you did. You did it today.” He put a hand on my shoulder. “When you stood up right here, right now, you were showing leadership. Everybody makes mistakes. We’re going to need a good leader to make things right.” He paused. “I don’t know how we’ll do this season, whether we’ll win it all or lose every single game. What I do know is that no matter what the score is, we’ll walk off the field with our heads held high. We’ll walk away knowing that we played the game fair and square and to the best of our ability. Do you know what that makes us?”
I shook my head.
“Winners.”
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Bull Rider by Marilyn Halvorson
Charmed by Carrie Mac
Dead-End Job by Vicki Grant
Death Wind by William Bell
Fastback Beach by Shirlee Smith Matheson
Grind by Eric Walters
The Hemingway Tradition by Kristin Butcher
Hit Squad by James Heneghan
Kicked Out by Beth Goobie
My Time as Caz Hazard by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
No More Pranks by Monique Polak
No Problem by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
One More Step by Sheree Fitch
Overdrive by Eric Walters
Refuge Cove by Lesley Choyce
Something Girl by Beth Goobie
Sticks and Stones by Beth Goobie
Thunderbowl by Lesley Choyce
Tough Trails by Irene Morck
The Trouble With Liberty by Kristin Butcher
Truth by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Who Owns Kelly Paddik? by Beth Goobie
Zee’s Way by Kristin Butcher
Also by Eric Walters Overdrive
“Go! Get out of here!”
I saw redflashing lights behind me in the distance. For a split second I took my foot off the accelerator. Then I pressed down harder and took a quick left turn.
Jake has finally got his driver’s license, and tonight he has his brother’s car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a road race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene, trying to convince themselves they were not involved. The driver of the other car was Luke, a onetime friend of Jake’s. Jake struggles to choose the right thing to do. Should he pretend he was not involved and hope Luke doesn’t remember? Or should he go to the police?
Also by Eric Walters Grind
“All I’m saying is that if you took it down a notch or two, you’d make the jumps and save the injuries.”
“I always make the jumps,” I argued.
“What are you talking about?”
“I make the jumps. It’s the landings that I’m having trouble with.”
Philip lives for skateboarding. School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend, Wally, meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip thinks they can do it too—and make money at the same time. When they start getting hits on their website—and making money—they feel the pressure to do more and more dangerous stunts.
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen